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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 3h

es-SHOO, definitely.

Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 6h

We also have a surfeit of red onion, so am going to quick pickle a bunch of that today. (The weekly random veg/fruit subscription box is awesome but sometimes we end up with a lot of one thing.) 🍽️🍲

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 6h

Banana bread baked and cooling on the counter. I thought we had about six apples so was planning to make a small apple crumble, but after poking around cupboards and the fridge found EIGHTEEN apples. So there's a supersized apple crumble in the oven now. 🍽️🍲

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 9h

Today is Persons Day.
This day honours The Persons Case, which ended in a victory for The Famous Five on Oct. 18, 1929. The ruling declared women to be persons under the law and qualified to sit in the Senate.
This is the story of that case.

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A group of bronze statues depicting five people in a park setting, with some standing and others seated around a table, set against a snowy background with bare trees and a clear blue sky.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 9h

It’s a miserable weather day, so I’m going to spend the morning baking delicious things. Banana bread, candied pecans, some crackers made with sourdough discard, apple crumble, etc. Maybe some almond biscotti. Use up ingredients before they go off/get stale. 🍜🍽️

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. This.

Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 1d

The best thing about living with boys who are blind to what’s in the fridge is that no one notices when I eat all the homemade rosemary-infused salted caramel sauce all by myself.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 2d

Starting my day late for a dentist appointment. Thursday, you go sit on the bad step.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh and I already have your address!

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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 8d

It’s actually pretty bad for your mental health to know stuff

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 5d

As I grow more and more disenchanted with social media, I wonder if any of my mutuals would be interested in old school letter writing?*
I used to write letters all the time and I miss it.

*Once the Canada Post strike has ended.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

Homeward bound.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t think so, but a lot of lease/rental agreements specifically prohibit firearms.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

I always feel like a cunning peasant when I manage to turn ingredients into delicious meals. It’s alchemy. And when I don’t know what else to do (grief being overwhelming) I feed people. I show people I love them by making them food. Crisis or not, everyone’s gotta eat. 🍽️🍜

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

For today’s lunch I’m planning a tomato chèvre cobbler served with crackers and brie. There are leftovers of various meals in the fridge to keep my cousin going food-wise into the week. Used up most of the veg/fruit I brought and most of the perishables that were in the house when I arrived. 🍜🍽️

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

Apple cinnamon scones: half the batch baked and already mostly eaten, the other half in the freezer for cousins to bake whenever they wish. Roasted butternut squash soup simmering on the stove. Next up: Apple crumble or maybe apple sauce to go with the granola I made earlier in the week. 🍽️🍜

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 7d

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Thanks to Brian Lindenmuth for a link to this Joe Bob Briggs video. It's called "Keep Rolling" and it's about just that. Stop talking about making your movie. Shut up and make it. But the video is more than that. Brigg's advice covers all art. Stop talking about your novel, play, painting, song, or whatever and do the damn thing. You might suck at first, but sucking at something is the first step toward getting good at something. Task a risk. Commit yourself. We always need good art, now more than ever. Do the work. You might surprise yourself and come up with something great. And if you don't, try again. And again. I published three novels and several non-fiction books before Sandman Slim, and all of them tanked. I decided that Sandman Slim was going to be my last shot at writing books. If it didn't sell, I was going to quit. But it did sell. And it's still selling. Around the world. And there's going to be a movie. Don't give up. Take your shot. The universe is going to be around for trillions of years, which means you're going to be dead a lot longer than you were alive. Use that time to follow your passion. And good luck.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

😂😂😂

Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

Out grabbing mochas because it’s Saturday morning and I want a treat. And then I will be a flurry of domesticness before I head to the ferry this afternoon.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

Oh jeez, hope you are on the mend soonest!

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

This afternoon I head back to Vancouver after a week-ish of doing my best to be useful to my cousin in our grief. The world is a less good place without my aunt in it and that is just a truth we must live with. (I am looking forward to seeing my boys and sleeping in my own bed.)

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 7d

Oh Augie.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · Oct 18

In many ways, women and spiders have a great deal in common - independent, do a lot of work that isn't seen or valued, spend the autumn scuttling around in the shadows on our hairy legs looking for a mate before the winter sets in while people point at us and scream, etc.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 8d

A good day of work doing set visits today, and then back to the house to make mushroom risotto for dinner, which my cousin pronounced delicious. It’s the little things.

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Alexis Hinde @alexishinde.bsky.social · 9d

So happy for all the Jays fans in my feed. :)

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